Saturday, September 02, 2006

A few Noro scarves

I just finished the purple one last night. The lace one was finished a few months ago but I never blogged about it.

Details: (L to R)

Child's Rainbow Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle HoversonKnitted on size 9's with Noro Kureyon, two skeins of the same colorway: 148 AI love this scarf, it's knit in mistaken rib stitch and was a great little break between rows of my Swallow Tail Shawl. (more on that later).

Lopi Lace Scarf from Weekend Kniting, pattern by Pam AllenI can't remember which needles I knit this with but it's 2 skeins of Noro Silk Garden Lite color 2014 AAnother great scarf, very wearable though the colors go from very earthy tones to very bright blues and pinks. The lace had disappeared in this photo, but it shows up pretty well, and was good practice for me considering that lace used to really scare me!

Does it look bigger?As you can see, I'm less afraid of lace now. Instead my fear has been replaced by a healthy respect for the entire lace-knitting process.I think this looks beautiful, but one row took me an hour to tink, do, tink again, and re-do during lunch yesterday. I think I've had three headaches due to this shawl but it has captured all of my attention and passion. I LOVE THIS KNIT.I think it's incredibly beautiful, and it's hard to work on anything else right now.

About Me

I first learned how to knit from my mom who cast on and bound off for me. I promptly forgot about knitting and didn't pick sticks up again until 4 years ago. A good friend had just learned to knit and was taking a trip to the yarn store. Maybe it's because I was born in the year of the sheep but for some reason that yarn store called to me...Imagiknit. My Mecca. I didn't know what to do but I knew I had to have that purple Manos.
My friend showed me the basics and I hadn't knit two stitches when the motion felt familiar. Somehow my hands remembered and I was off! I have to say that I haven't looked back since.